U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

No. 516-10
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CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE

                The Boeing Co., Defense, Space and Security, Global Mobility Systems, Long Beach, Calif., was awarded a $1,528,454,053 contract modification that will procure eight C-17 aircraft.  At this time, $734,400,000 has been obligated.  516 AESG/PK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-06-D-2006).

                General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $94,285,469 contract modification which will provide for the MQ-1 Predator aircraft and MD-1 ground control station retrofit kits.  At this time, the entire amount has been obligated.  703 AESG/SYK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-05-G-3028).

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

                The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is pleased to announce the award of advisory and assistance services contracts to Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va. (HQ0147-10-D-0011); Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md. (HQ0147-10-D-0012); and QinetiQ North America, Fairfax, Va. (HQ0147-10-D-0013).  Each firm is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Security and Intelligence Operations (DXS) directorate.  The contractors will assist the DXS directorate in providing information assurance, security, intelligence and counterintelligence services to protect the MDA and Ballistic Missile Defense Systems technologies.  This procurement is managed by the MDA engineering and support services program office.  This program office is responsible for centrally managing the acquisition of advisory and assistance services for the agency.  These contracts are being competitively awarded under the full and open, unrestricted, request for proposal HQ0147-09-R-0002.  Each contract has a not-to-exceed ordering ceiling of $365,728,000.  The companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order.  Work under these contracts will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., and other MDA locations.  The performance period is through June 2015.  Obligations will be made by task orders using research, development, test and evaluation funds.  The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

                Bluewater Defense, Inc., San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, is being awarded a maximum $59,123,180 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for Army combat uniform coats and trousers.  Other locations of performance are Puerto Rico and North Carolina.  Using service is Army.  There was originally one proposal solicited with one response.  The date of performance completion is March 30, 2012.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-10-D-1070).

                American Apparel, Inc., Selma, Ala., is being awarded a maximum $55,715,352 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for Army combat uniform coats.  Other locations of performance are Alabama, Mississippi, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.  Using service is Army.  There was originally one proposal solicited with one response.  The date of performance completion is March 30, 2012.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-10-D-1065).

NAVY

                Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $15,431,971 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) delivery order #0015 for the purchase of 43 field service representatives to install spall-liner blanket kits and modernization safety kits, and conduct general maintenance to the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fleet supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan and Iraq, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2011.  Contract funds in the amount of $15,431,971 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

                General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded an $8,300,858 contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) to support the outfitting of DDG 1000 Peripheral Vertical Launch System (PVLS) units.  The PVLS is a system of armored compartments located around the periphery of the DDG 1000 class guided missile destroyer.  Each PVLS compartment contains and protects one MK57 Vertical Launching System.  This design makes launchers and missiles resistant to battle damage while safely isolating them from crew and equipment spaces.  Work will be performed in Bath, Maine (92 percent); Glendale, Calif. (6 percent); and Montville, N.J. (2 percent); and is expected to be completed by December 2010.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

                Noah Enterprises, Inc.*, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded an $8,233,000 firm-fixed price contract for design and construction of the First Naval Construction Division Operations Control Facility at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Fort Story.  The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of a two-story headquarters facility with administrative areas; sensitive compartmented intelligence facility; data processing areas; support facilities; and mechanical, electrical, and communications spaces.  The contract also contains two unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $8,534,665.  Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va., and is expected to be completed by July 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online Web site, with 11 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-10-C-3010).

*Small business